‘Most humiliating punishment imaginable’: Black National Guardsman allegedly forced to wear heavy chain
WASHINGTON – Sgt. Bruce Weaver recalls in an instant the heft of the chain that the all-white trainers at the Maryland National Guard forced him to wear during training at officer candidate school.
For three days, Weaver, a Black soldier in the Maryland National Guard, hauled the chain – running, falling behind under the burden, being hectored by instructors. They claimed it would remind him to follow the chain of command.
He was stunned. It felt as if he’d been subjected to the kind of punishment used by enslavers, Weaver told USA TODAY.
“At first, my inclination was to drag it,” Weaver recalled of the events five years ago. “They said, ‘No, no. You wear it. That will keep you down.’ That hit me. That hit me. I suppressed it and kept going. The next day, they said, ‘You’re still wearing this chain.’ I told them this is inappropriate punishment. It’s also messing with me psychologically. Chains mean something to Black people.”
‘The intent was not what you see’
The report points to two instructors for their treatment of Weaver: Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Carbaugh and Capt. Jacob Day.“”
Day declined to comment on the advice of military lawyers.
The National Guard Bureau found that Day and Carbaugh had singled out Weaver “and concluded he would not succeed based at least in part on his race,” according to its report.
No surprise this is the arrogant, worst Mayor ever, one of the worst people on the planet. Why did you all not see this before you voted for him twice. When he would talk about his time with the National Guard before elected the first time people that had served with him tried to tell us about the arrogant, egotistical jerk he really was, always been racist and a control freak. Did no one see him at Ireton’s Neighborhood meetings, did you not hear him it was hard not to, their is the rest of the world and then there’s Jake and you wonder why he has had 2 failed marriages. His 2nd wife when she was doing drugs did you think she did them by herself? He only ran away with the National Guard to get away from questions about her drug use, and his marriages. I know a preacher that knew his family and he is just a chip off the old . block of his high handed father also arrogant and self centered. Wake up Salisbury you have been PUNKED!
Jake lost!!!!
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/7433754002?__twitter_impression=true
Impeach him ASAP he is the worst mayor ever worst human being ever, worst husband ever. Get him out of Salisbury and let him be supported by his parents, he is a spoiled LITTLE BRAT. The stories you hear from the Brick Room are all true. You let him continue to serve out his term, hold his festivals, destroy Salisbury with tearing down fences along the river, recommending all chain link fences be abolished, round abouts and bike paths everywhere that aren’t even used. Send him to Annapolis or some big city away from here not what we want.
Uh oh….
What a POS! I will take Barrie Tilghman over him any day! And that is saying something!
His character was shown when he volunteered for a deployment in another country while his wife was going through prosecution and riots were popping up around the country . He chose not to deal with either and abandoned his wife and kids but the city of Salisbury all for political aspirations
Yep, What a PU$$Y Mare Day is. Just like in middle school and high school. He used to get beat up by girls every day and his fat sister couldn’t even defend him.
Mare Day had always been a coward.
Always though Fake Day was a douche-bag….removes all doubt!
Showing them WHO is BOSS !!!!
I don’t know who’s stupider, him or Liz
I’m shocked a liberal is actually a racist.
And his running mate, Franchot is promising to bring the light rail to the Eastern Shore when he is da Gubna! Whether we want it or not!
https://www.facebook.com/190343811069679/posts/3557739124330114/?d=n
Mr. Albero, I just checked out this link and it’s Legit. You should do a story on it to show what Liberal Franchot wants to force us to pay for.
Well you guys can say what you want , Day is an idiot , however the military does some things we don’t like
and we don’t understand . The do it to white people also , it just seems to me that this is more race baiting by a soldier that is a racist. Stop bitching if you are a person of color or black or what ever you are this week . I was in the army 1966-1968 I saw soldiers that were impossible to work with , most were black . I see this is still a problem and I didn’t have any slaves .
You are on point with that opinion. I don’t know why it’s like that.
Another IDIOT or the same person!
Thanks for the back up comment, Jake. That is twice we noticed you do that.
Bwahahaha! Got emm!
Oh look! Some clown is defending Jake Jay!
Well guess what, 12:14Pm? You are the IDIOT!
Oh Hi, Jake Day! Thanks for reading Joe’s Blog!
Jake how do you spell GOMAR?
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/7433754002?__twitter_impression=true
How stupid does a voter have to be to not see Day is not playing with a full deck.
And I can’t imagine why the military hasn’t demoted or booted him out of the service.
Exactly! But the sad part is the Military just Promoted Jake Day again while this law suit is going on! Not only that, Jake Day has been promoted twice while this Law Suit has been going on.
Day is what you end up with when only 10 percent of the voters show up to the polls
I think it was less than 10% but they all wanted to vote for their Democrat Boi!
You mean progressive with the uneducated children he uses following behind him.
Thanks for posting! This douche bag needs to resign!
Just get him the hell out of Salisbury, he and his fools have destroyed it. Get rid of his narrow, dead end closed streets and roundabouts we don’t need this crap we fought hard to get the streets widened not narrowed. These fools have ruined everything they touch and now you lucky people get to walk down beside the railroad tracks through the most dangerous part of town, another brilliant idea from this fool. Crime is already through the roof with homeless people everywhere, welcome to Jake Day’s Salisbury MD.
I agree! Please start a petition to have him Recalled!
I started reading this piece until it turned into a book about nothing. This dude can’t handle orders or discipline, therefore has no business crying about his choice. He is already bedded down at the government trough. What the hell does he know about the experience of a slave before his day. They want to remove history, start by erasing slavery. Damorats and blacks owned slaves if you do some research. Maybe he should be removed from this and go to work for a living. Doesn’t matter who the players are here, this actor is out to sue and get large off of your taxes. This black chit has turned into a career move itself.
Your boy jake lost:-D
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/04/14/military-claims-racism-black-national-guardsman-made-wear-chain/4376143001/
Jake’s Day is numbered….
My money says Liz leaves the son of a b once he gets back!
She’s already banging someone. There are pics on Facebook of them together.
High School boys no doubt !!!!!
Too bad he’s coming back. Wherever he’s at can have and keep him, he’s not needed in Salisbury, he’s ruined it enough.
just remember the army is the one branch of the military you dont even need a high school diploma to join. That’s says it all!
12:14, 4:57 and 1:54 Pm are the same person coming on here to support Jake Day. At least one of them is Jake Day.
Jake Supporters are not allowed! Jake Day is a loser and is hated by most people on the Eastern Shore! Go Away!
The Guard got treated ALOT WORSE in D.C by your Democrats & Nothing was done about it !!!!!
Send the Democrats the BILL for it too !!!!! Not Taxpayers
Salisbury Mayor Jake Day will be your next Governor!
Jake Day: typical red neck racist. Mayor? You’ve got to be kidding me! Terrible black eye he has given Salisbury now that the whole world is reading about what he did to the black soldier, and the “training” method was his idea. What an embarrassment.